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Citizens React to Supreme Court Health Care Opinion

June 28, 2012

Citizens outside the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday morning offered varied reactions to the court's ruling upholding President Obama's signature affordable health-care law.

Justin Pullian, 22, of Dallas: "The Grim Reaper is for Obamacare. The long lines, the delay of care, a lot of people will die. But that's OK, it will save the government money. We need a system where individuals are allowed to choose their insurance and doctor."

Julia Frank, 60, a physician-psychiatrist from Washington, D.C.: "I like whatever it takes to get more people to have access to health care. And I have children so I was grateful for the extension of health care to my children. And I'm desperate for coverage with people with preexisting conditions."

Theresa BrownGold, 57, an artist also from Washington, D.C., supported the decision: "I was a small business owner trying every way to hire part-time people, and I had to deny them benefits and I hated that."



Source: Copyright 2012 dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH


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